WO1991004756A1 - Collapsible container and method for sterilising articles - Google Patents
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- WO1991004756A1 WO1991004756A1 PCT/GB1990/001540 GB9001540W WO9104756A1 WO 1991004756 A1 WO1991004756 A1 WO 1991004756A1 GB 9001540 W GB9001540 W GB 9001540W WO 9104756 A1 WO9104756 A1 WO 9104756A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
- A61L2/26—Accessories or devices or components used for biocidal treatment
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
- A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
- A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
- A61L2/16—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using chemical substances
- A61L2/18—Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B2017/00831—Material properties
- A61B2017/00902—Material properties transparent or translucent
- A61B2017/00907—Material properties transparent or translucent for light
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
- A61B2050/005—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover
- A61B2050/0067—Types of closures or fasteners
- A61B2050/0071—Draw-strings
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- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
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- A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
- A61B2050/314—Flexible bags or pouches
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
- A61B90/08—Accessories or related features not otherwise provided for
- A61B2090/0813—Accessories designed for easy sterilising, i.e. re-usable
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
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Definitions
- the invention concerns apparatus and methods of sterilisation, in particular, but not exclusively, apparatus and methods enabling sterilisation of articles used for babies and infants feeding and teething.
- the articles are immersed in a chemical sterilising solution of the desired strength prepared in a rigid bowl or other container for at least two and perhaps up to 24 hours.
- An object of the present invention is the provision of apparatus and methods of sterilisation which may be used readily when the user is away from their normal place of abode and which are readily portable by them.
- Another object of the invention is the provision of apparatus and methods of sterilisation which enable the ready preparation of a sterilising solution of a desired strength.
- the invention provides apparatus for use in sterilising articles such as babies and infants feeding and teething equipment, the apparatus comprising a collapsible liquid tight container which has therein a quantity of material which when admixed with water will form a sterilising solution.
- the apparatus may further include means enabling the volume of a liquid such as water passed to the container to be indicated.
- the container may be of translucent or transparent material and said indicating means comprising a line, mark or other indicia on a wall of the container in a position indicating when the container has been filled with a pre- determined volume of liquid.
- the comprises a bag which is provided with means by which it may be supported.
- the bag may be formed at the mouth thereof with a hem through which extends a drawstring arrangement enabling the bag to be closed when filled with sterilising solution and by means of which the bag may be supported.
- the bag is of polyethylene.
- the material within the bag for forming the sterilising solution is in tablet form and is located in a perforated sachet or pocket within the bag.
- a sachet, if provided may be loose within the bag.
- a pocket is provided this may be in the form of a perforated or mounted piece of material or the pocket may comprise a perforated portion of a plastics material tube attached to the upper edge of the container.
- the material within the bag for forming the sterilising solution comprises sodium dichloroisocanurate.
- the bag may be provided folded and/or rolled within at sealed sterilised envelope, and advantageously this aspect of the invention provides a plurality of folded and/or rolled bags each located in a sealed sterilised envelope.
- the invention provides a method of sterilising babies and infants feeding and teething apparatus comprising the steps of filling a collapsible container as set forth first above, with a liquid such that a sterilising solution is formed therein and thereafter placing within the sterilising solution in the container articles to be sterilised.
- the method may make use of a collapsible bag which has therein a quantity of material which when admixed with water will form a sterilising solution, the bag being of translucent or transparent material and having a line, mark or other indicia on a wall thereof at a position indicating when the container has been filled with a predetermined volume of water.
- Figure 1 illustrates schematically one form of container embodying the invention prior to filling with a sterilising solution
- Figure 2 schematically illustrates the container of Figure 1 folded and within a sterile outer envelope
- Figure 3 schematically illustrates the container of Figure 1 in use to sterilise babies and infants feeding equipment
- Figure 4 illustrates schematically a modified form of the container of Figure 1, prior to filling with a sterilising solution.
- Figure 1 shows the container for sterilising solution embodying the invention to comprise a bag 10 of (250 - 500) gauge transparent polyethylene material.
- the bag carries a mark or index 12 to indicate to a user, when filling the bag with water, that a desired volume of water has been placed in the bag.
- the mark 12 has been placed at a level on the surface of the bag which is reached when 4.5 litres (one Imperial gallon) of liquid has been placed in the bag.
- the inner wall of the bag of Figure 1 is provided at 14 with a pocket having a perforated inner wall and within which are provided two or more tablets 16 each including, as the active ingredient, 500mg of Sodium Dichloroisocanurate which when admixed with 4.5 litres water will form a suitably concentrated solution for sterilising articles of babies and infants feeding and teething equipment.
- the upper end of the bag is provided with a drawstring 18 passing through a reinforced tube 20 formed on the outer surface of the bag.
- Figure 2 shows the bag folded several times such so it occupies a relatively small space and is held within a sealed, sterile, clear plastic wrapper 24 which completely envelopes and encloses the folded bag.
- the user After having allowed the equipment being sterilised to remain in the bag for sufficient time to ensure that the equipment has been properly sterilised the user simply removes the sterilised equipment therefrom and may, if desired, place in the bag other equipment to be sterilised. After 24 hours the user simply disposes of both the .ag and the spent sterilising solution.
- the bag 40 shown in Figure 4 is, it will be seen, provided with a plurality of indicia 42 marked on the surface thereof to enable different volumes of water to be placed therein (and thereby different concentrations of sterilising solution to be formed within the bag).
- the drawstring arrangement of the bag 40 comprises a pair of drawstrings 44 and 44' each of which is arranged to pass through a hem 46 formed at the mouth of the bag by turning over the upper edge of the plastics bag material and then suitably fixing it to the wall of the bag (for example by- stitching or solvent welding).
- an elongate plastics tube 50 is " attached to the mouth of the bag to extend into the bag as shown in Figure 4.
- the upper end 52 of tube 50 is open whilst the lower end 54 tube is closed. Over the lowermost region of the tube 50 there are provided a plurality of small perforations 56 as shown.
- the bag shown in in Figure 4 may be used in the same way as that described above with reference to Figures 1, 2 and 3 and is preferably provided in a sealed envelope as described with the arrangement of Figure 2.
- the material within the bag for forming the sterilising solution may simply be provided loose in the bottom of the bag or be provided within a sachet of the same material as the bag, which sachet has perforated walls and is loose in the bag as provided to a user.
- the drawstring 18 may be supported on the outer surface thereof by use of a reinforced tube 20 (or in a hem 46) as described or in any other suitable way.
- the bags 10 may be provided rolled up, to form cylindrical elements within the wrappers 24.
- the described arrangements may be used to sterilise things other than babies and infants feeding equipment; that the size of the folc .ble container may be varied from that described; and that the amount of anhydrous sterilising chemical may be varied from that described.
- the present invention provides a readily usable, readily disposable system enabling babies and infants feeding equipment to be easily sterilised whilst the user is travelling away from home.
- the invention provides a container which may readily and easily be filled with water to provide a selected concentration of sterilising solution.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AU66114/90A AU653139B2 (en) | 1989-10-09 | 1990-10-08 | Collapsible container and method for sterilising articles |
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GB898922675A GB8922675D0 (en) | 1989-10-09 | 1989-10-09 | Apparatus and methods of sterilization |
GB8922675.7 | 1989-10-09 |
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WO1991004756A1 true WO1991004756A1 (en) | 1991-04-18 |
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PCT/GB1990/001540 WO1991004756A1 (en) | 1989-10-09 | 1990-10-08 | Collapsible container and method for sterilising articles |
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EP (1) | EP0495882A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU653139B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2067245A1 (en) |
GB (2) | GB8922675D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1991004756A1 (en) |
Cited By (2)
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GB2427140A (en) * | 2005-06-17 | 2006-12-20 | Andrew Zwolinski | Immersion arrangement |
CN110215289A (en) * | 2019-06-05 | 2019-09-10 | 安徽迈德普斯医疗科技有限公司 | A kind of partition-type multifunctional medical operation packet |
Families Citing this family (1)
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GB2268404A (en) * | 1992-07-10 | 1994-01-12 | System Sovereign Limited | Portable steriliser unit |
Citations (4)
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US3476506A (en) * | 1965-04-14 | 1969-11-04 | Andersen Prod H W | Sterilization apparatus |
US4306029A (en) * | 1980-04-30 | 1981-12-15 | Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. | Urine storage containers with urease |
CH639855A5 (en) * | 1979-12-27 | 1983-12-15 | Pharnova Sa | Device for cold sterilisation of feeding bottles |
WO1984004036A1 (en) * | 1983-04-18 | 1984-10-25 | Baxter Travenol Lab | Articles and compositions providing antimicrobial effect during urinary drainage |
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US3503703A (en) * | 1964-12-14 | 1970-03-31 | Sybron Corp | Apparatus for sterilizing |
GB2094149B (en) * | 1981-03-09 | 1984-07-18 | Mothercare Ltd | Sterilisers and floats therefor |
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- 1989-10-09 GB GB898922675A patent/GB8922675D0/en active Pending
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- 1990-10-08 WO PCT/GB1990/001540 patent/WO1991004756A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1990-10-08 CA CA002067245A patent/CA2067245A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1990-10-08 EP EP90915803A patent/EP0495882A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1990-10-08 AU AU66114/90A patent/AU653139B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1990-10-08 GB GB9021797A patent/GB2236483B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3476506A (en) * | 1965-04-14 | 1969-11-04 | Andersen Prod H W | Sterilization apparatus |
CH639855A5 (en) * | 1979-12-27 | 1983-12-15 | Pharnova Sa | Device for cold sterilisation of feeding bottles |
US4306029A (en) * | 1980-04-30 | 1981-12-15 | Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. | Urine storage containers with urease |
WO1984004036A1 (en) * | 1983-04-18 | 1984-10-25 | Baxter Travenol Lab | Articles and compositions providing antimicrobial effect during urinary drainage |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2427140A (en) * | 2005-06-17 | 2006-12-20 | Andrew Zwolinski | Immersion arrangement |
GB2427140B (en) * | 2005-06-17 | 2010-06-16 | Andrew Zwolinski | Immersion arrangement |
CN110215289A (en) * | 2019-06-05 | 2019-09-10 | 安徽迈德普斯医疗科技有限公司 | A kind of partition-type multifunctional medical operation packet |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0495882A1 (en) | 1992-07-29 |
GB2236483B (en) | 1993-01-20 |
GB9021797D0 (en) | 1990-11-21 |
GB2236483A (en) | 1991-04-10 |
AU6611490A (en) | 1991-04-28 |
GB8922675D0 (en) | 1989-11-22 |
AU653139B2 (en) | 1994-09-22 |
CA2067245A1 (en) | 1991-04-10 |
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